Engaging in Professional Development & Participating Actively in the Profession
a) Demonstrating the disposition for life-long learning and continuous professional development
The reflection papers below consist of my reflection on the professional seminars or presentations given by some expert or professional people regarding their area of expertise or professional experiences in the business or academic world.
The reflection papers below consist of my reflection on the professional seminars or presentations given by some expert or professional people regarding their area of expertise or professional experiences in the business or academic world.
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b) Identifying and participating in communities of practice within the field of educational technology
I think one way of meeting this is through memberships or to become a member of a professional organization in the field. One of such organization is AECT of which I have been a member. All this may go down to networking thanks to such memberships. I think I actively achieved this by also participating in 5th Cognitive Load Theory Conference held at Florida State University in 2012. There I had the chance to meet founders of the theory (e.g., John Sweller) and other big names who have been actively contributing to the development of the theory (e.g., Fred Paas, Slava Kalyuga, & Paul Ayres). Throughout the conference, I was not only active during presentations asking questions and making comments but also during lunches or dinners held together with the researchers. I used these chances to talk to these well-known researchers, discuss some cognitive load issues with them, and added them to my professional network. PowerPoint files of the two presentations I made in this conference can be found on the page of the competence entitled "communicating knowledge".
Furthermore, some people neglect it, but I think AGSERS or annual graduate student symposium held here at Purdue is another great chance to involve in another effective community of practice: graduate student body. This event has been giving me the chance to develop new perspectives for my research interest, communicate and collaborate with other graduate students in the college, and meet faculty members that can give you some really powerful feedback on your research including research ideas. Moreover, it also gives you the chance to present some course work or work in progress thereby helping you improve your work for potential future uses such as publication or large-scale conference presentations. This year they added a roundtable discussion session that really made it easier and more direct to discuss research and get feedback from both faculty members joining your discussion session and other discussants. Below is the handout I prepared for my roundtable discussion session for this year`s AGSERS symposium.
I think one way of meeting this is through memberships or to become a member of a professional organization in the field. One of such organization is AECT of which I have been a member. All this may go down to networking thanks to such memberships. I think I actively achieved this by also participating in 5th Cognitive Load Theory Conference held at Florida State University in 2012. There I had the chance to meet founders of the theory (e.g., John Sweller) and other big names who have been actively contributing to the development of the theory (e.g., Fred Paas, Slava Kalyuga, & Paul Ayres). Throughout the conference, I was not only active during presentations asking questions and making comments but also during lunches or dinners held together with the researchers. I used these chances to talk to these well-known researchers, discuss some cognitive load issues with them, and added them to my professional network. PowerPoint files of the two presentations I made in this conference can be found on the page of the competence entitled "communicating knowledge".
Furthermore, some people neglect it, but I think AGSERS or annual graduate student symposium held here at Purdue is another great chance to involve in another effective community of practice: graduate student body. This event has been giving me the chance to develop new perspectives for my research interest, communicate and collaborate with other graduate students in the college, and meet faculty members that can give you some really powerful feedback on your research including research ideas. Moreover, it also gives you the chance to present some course work or work in progress thereby helping you improve your work for potential future uses such as publication or large-scale conference presentations. This year they added a roundtable discussion session that really made it easier and more direct to discuss research and get feedback from both faculty members joining your discussion session and other discussants. Below is the handout I prepared for my roundtable discussion session for this year`s AGSERS symposium.
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